I am committed when I make a film and if it takes a long time I would rather wait. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Cinema is a great medium for creating a dream world and entering into it. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Quite often you get a lot of films with lots of story but no characterisation. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I've found that film-making's not just a job, it becomes part of your whole life. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I don't make films for everybody; if I did that it would be blandness beyond belief. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I love to see great dialogue in the cinema but I hate to see 'Film TV.' — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Maybe I should be a literary agent. I'm good at picking up on books that become successful before it happens. I could… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
It's a real skill to take a piece of literature and make it in cinema. It's quite a different form, and I… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Whatever we take from a film - personal, public, private, subconscious - a list can only contain moments that are often a… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Every film has its ups and downs. Each time it seems like pushing a boat over a mountain. I worked on 'The… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I was at film school when I made 'Small Debts' and I was a cinematographer, so I didn't actually study to be… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
To be honest, I was on the verge of thinking I didn't even want to be a film-maker, just because making 'Ratcatcher'… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I've had some bad experiences, but I've also been lucky and I just feel so privileged to be able to even make… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Film school was frustrating for me at first but I met some cool people like Lucia Zucchetti - she was amazing. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Films I've really liked are when you've walked out and you're still in that movie for a while. That's virtual reality for… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
We Need To Talk About Kevin,' as an adaptation, was pretty major. It's a long book, and it's in letters, so it… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
When I was younger, making films was so all-consuming. It was a life-or-death thing. Films still mean so much to me when… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
A tendency for the male perspective to dominate responses to films, whether that's commissions or how a film is presented in the… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Well, the film industry is completely sexist and completely class-biased. It's not something I get on the ground level, it's more from… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
On a film shoot, a crew will know instantly when they are dealing with someone who knows the technical stuff and they… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I was at the National Film School and was a cinematographer there. I got quite a lot of experience on documentary film-making… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Morvern Callar's' a really weird film, in a sense, where I was trying to experiment with taking things in a different direction,… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
When I go to the cinema, I want to have a cinematic experience. Some people ignore the sound and you end up… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
When I walk into a cinema, I want to leave with an experience unrepeatable, unquotable and indescribable. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in cinema, you know - what it used to be? Images and sound, and working it out a… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I love the discipline of shooting film, because you don't cover everything, and I'm glad that I learned that way. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I remember with 'Ratcatcher,' in the script it was beautiful blue skies and sunny every day, but it rained constantly. You have… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I find it difficult to write with reference to the most memorable moments in film, when for me the best moments in… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
When I go to the cinema, I want to have a cinematic experience. Some people ignore the sound and you end up… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
At the time I left film school there wasn't a lot of hope for young film-makers. It was a calling card of… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I think 'Ratcatcher' broke even as a film, but it got a good critical response. I think that people knew that it… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
In my short film, 'Gasman,' I shot it at a kid's party. And the kids were just having a party - they… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
You can always tell a great photographer because they make you feel super-relaxed. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I hate being safe. There's a lot of easy rides and boring films out there, but I've stuck to my guns. It's not an… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I came from a background of photography so I look at details and visuals, and I see things in pictures or signs. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
It was quite a macho world I grew up in, but it was always cheeky and funny, and the women were the ones in… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Don't try and change things for other people. Don't try and be persuaded by producers and people to change your vision. If you stick… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
You know, I grew up in a place where people appreciate it when you're very direct. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I try to keep very simple ideas and keep them as emotionally powerful as possible. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
When I go to the cinema, I want to have a cinematic experience. Some people ignore the sound and you end up seeing something… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
